Connecticut western news., 1887-06-01
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

The body of Mary Murphy, who disappeared from Leavenworth, Kan, has been found in the Missouri River. Around the waist was & rope to which large stone was fastened. It is not known whether it is a case of murder or suicide.
 Mayor Hodges of Baltimore addressed the Brewers Convention in spite of the protests of the Prohibitionists.
 investigation of the story that Morcom l.. Seguin, of Philadelphia, had disappeared after squandering SS5, 900 has developed sufficient facts to throw discredit upon the alleged dis appearacce of Seguin, as well as to the state ment that he had embedded SS5,000. There is strong reason to suspect that SeSuln Is living with his brother in New Jersey.
 The Chicago Butchers Convention has re- solved to take vigorous action to protect the small retailers against the syndicate dressed meat companies.
 Michael Train, messenger in the Treas ury Department at Washington, fell over the balusters on the fourth floor into a sand pit, & distance of over sixty feet, and was killed. He was about 60 years of age, and leaves wife and three children.
 The Michigan Senate has passed rigid high license bill which makes saloonists and bondsmen liable for injuries resulting from sale of liquor, and prohibiting the sale of liquor near public educational institutions.
 Tho Boston Press Club occupied it's new quarters and gave a reception to it's friends.
 The propeller Tioga arrived at Chicago Monday evening, with 1 500 tons of freight which left New York Friday morning, beating the lake record by twenty-four hours.
 A number of Peace medals have been struck off at the Philadelphia Mint. They will be given to Indians as reward for induc- ing their tribes to exchange their sayagery for civilization.
 The Virginia General Assembly has pass cd a resolution denouncing the Coercion bill.
 A French girl, aged IS, who lived in the Laurel Lake mill blocks, at Fall River, Mass, was found dead in the woods near & ledge, a short distance below Bourne mill, Tiverton, R. [. She was gagged and had evidently been outraged.
 The "pool" bill, passed in New York; pro- vides that on payment of per cent of the gross gate receipts to the Comptroller, for the distribution of prizes at county fairs and az ricultural associations, pools may be sold on not more than thirty days on the same track. Pool selling elsewhere and at other times Is a felony, punishable by imprisonment of from one to five years.
 Ex-Governor Sprague has written long md incoherent letter refusing permission for he giving of the famous Bull Run gun to the State of Rhode Island.
 Columbia College formally and publicly, through Warden D wight, of its law school denounced the land doctrines of Henry George
 
 >nd Dr. McGlynn.
 William Warnecke coolly shot and killed his sister. Mrs. Rumple, at Houston, Tex, while she was lying iii in bed. He escaped, and is being pursued by bloodhounIs.
 The steamboat Wallula is ashore on Pan- cake Shoal, Lake Superior, in Canadian waters, and in danger of going to pieces. Owing to the stringent wrecking laws, assis- tance canpot be rendered by American boats.
 Three hundred brewers hold three days convention in Baltimore.
 William Perry, Q farm hand, has been convicted of setting fire to John Killen's stock barn neax Davenport, Iowa, April 6, when twenty-nile valuable horses were burned in volving a loss of S75,O ,OOO.
 Mrs. J. M. Goodspeed, of Cincinnati, who was murderously assaulted by her husband, is suing for 8 divorce. Gen. George A. Sheridan Is featuring out West in reply to Col lngersolrs sn attacks % or gan."